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Mark Timney

Mark Timney
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Mark Timney, Ph.D., is a retired journalist and professor of journalism. He loves all light sport aircraft, especially gyros. If he isn’t flying or writing about flying he’s probably playing guitar with his band.
The Aeronca 11AC Chief was designed around the popularity of side-by-side seating in the mid 1940s general aviation boom.

Aeronca Chief

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An iconic design from the post WWII aviation boom.
The “mission-adaptable Silverlight Recon is a high-performance quick-build.

Recon: Have It Your Way

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The mission-adaptable kit you can build in 17 days.
Gyro Technic GT-VX1 (left) and GT-VX2 gyroplanes coming in for landing. (Photo: Loren D. Jones, courtesy of Gyro Technic.)

Assembling a Gyro Technic VX-2

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A pilot chases his dream of building and flying a gyroplane with help from Gyro Technic in Minnesota.

Holy Micro’s Absolute AoA: Next-Level Angle of Attack Sensing for GA...

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Advanced new AoA system from Holy Micro debuts at Sun ’n Fun 2025 with radar and LiDAR altimeters in tow.

Innovation Showcase Highlights New HUD Helmet and Visual Traffic Alert System

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New tech at Sun ’n Fun includes a HUD helmet and a visual traffic alert system for general aviation pilots.

Pioneer Control Grips Debuts Bravo and Classic Models

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Pioneer Control Grips introduces Bravo and Classic stick grips—simple to fully customizable—at Sun ’n Fun 2025.

Affordable STOL: Top Rudder Ruckus

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Affordable, trailerable STOL aircraft debuts at Sun ’n Fun 2025 with 100-hp performance and $40K build cost.

Simonini Victor 2 Super: A New Life for a European Two-Stroke...

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Simonini’s Victor 2 Super may be the long-awaited U.S. alternative to the retired Rotax 582.

James Aircraft’s State of the Art

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Under new ownership, James Aircraft continues to support RV builders

Silverlight Recon

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The plane was just unveiled this week at Sun ‘n Fun, and ordering now can reportedly have you traveling to Zephyrhills Municipal Airport in Florida in four months to build it.

In Case You Missed It

Flush Rivet Removal

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There can be more than 10,000 rivets in an aluminum kit aircraft. Given that many opportunities for errors, you’ll surely need to replace a few.

Letters

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Gear HeadIn the excellent Wittman W10 Tailwind article in the January 2011 issue, Marc...

2022 Aircraft Lighting Buyer’s Guide

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Modern aircraft lighting for the modern homebuilt.